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Welcome to our monthly APPT blog hop to showcase Paper Pumpkin kit alternate projects! This time we are highlighting the June 2023 Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin kit. See what I have to share. Then check out all the other blogs in the hop for additional creative ideas my fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends shared. To follow the hop and see these other creative project ideas, simply scroll down and click on the names of the other hop participants. (If you are receiving this blog post by email, click HERE to see the hop.)

Here are the cards the kit instructs how to make. (Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video to help you assemble these as intended.)

I’ve already shared some other alternate projects using the contents of this kit on June 23rd – seven unique cards from the supplies of three, the Bough Punch, and a bit of extra cardstock. Today I am sharing a thank you card & coordinating gift. Both of them have a base design built from strips of patterned papers placed either side-by-side or at right angles from each other. Let’s start with the card.

Products I used… Besides the kit, I used a few other extra items. See below for a complete list of extra products I used linked to where you can find them in my online store.

This is a fun pattern to make when you have left over strips from other projects. The strips can be the same width or vary as mine have. You can place them any way you like. But I love the look of them coming from different directions.

Measurements…

• Navy card base from the kit
  • 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
• Blue envelope paper from the kit
  • 3-3/4″ x 5″
• Basic White Cardstock
  • 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
• Patterned envelope paper from the kit
  • 1/2″ strips
• Coral printed card base from the kit
  • 1/2″, 3/4″, and 1″ strips
• Countryside Inn Designer Paper (dark with foxes)
  • 3/4″ and 1″ strips
• Coral banner from the kit
  • 3″
• White Glittered Organdy Ribbon
  • (2) 3-1/4″

When starting your patterns for your strips, use cardstock or other flat item with a 90 degree angle to guide you in the initial placement.

Then just continue to add strips.

Once covered, turn the layer over and trim off the excess.

Then layer this onto another piece to frame it. I layered mine onto Basic White Cardstock and then added all this to the card base with Dimensionals.

The sentiment piece is also added with Dimensionals. But before adding it to the front of the card, be sure you have added the ribbon (cut at the left ends to match the angle of the banner) and trimmed off the excess. The “hello friend” mini banner is also added with a Dimensional strip from the kit and covers the adhesive underneath that is holding the ribbons in place. Oh! And add a few Iridescent Rhinestones.

The gift is a cake mix with a decorative partial wrap. I only added Seal Adhesive at the very top. The ribbon around it all holds the wrap in place quite well and hides the pre-existing score line.

Measurements…

• Navy card base from the kit
  • 4-3/4″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 1-3/4″
• Blue envelope paper from the kit
  • 2-3/4″ x 4-3/4″
• Basic White Cardstock
  • 2-7/8″ x 4-3/4″
• Patterned envelope paper from the kit
  • 1/2″ and 3/4″ strips
• Coral printed card base from the kit
  • 3/4″ strips
• Countryside Inn Designer Paper (dark with foxes)
  • 1″ strips
• Coral banner from the kit
  • 2-1/4″
• White Glittered Organdy Rib
  • 18″

Create the decorate strip panel the same way you would for the card above. And add to the bottom portion of the navy wrap with Dimensionals. Add the blue kit vase (flipped over to the white side) with a Dimensional at the top and toward the bottom so it’s not touching the ribbon. Then slide the ribbon over towards the vase. Fussy-cut the flowers and add them so they appear to be coming out of the vase. Stamp the sentiment banner and add it. Then embellish with Iridescent Rhinestones.

Ta-da!

I hope I inspired your creativity with what I shared today! If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own.

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A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Say hello to summer and get crafting under the sun with this month’s kit! With beach designs, fun accordion-fold cards, and with sentiments to support, encourage, say hello, and more, wave at those you love through uplifting cards and send family and friends oceans of kind words all summer long! This kit includes all the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. It also includes coordinating envelopes, an all-occasion stamp set, Iridescent Sequin Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight (the ink spot color), Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party. 

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We just returned from celebrating the 4th of July holiday at the cabin. This is a photo of my teenagers Nick & Luke posing with tiny sparklers and enjoying their summer.

They are growing up way too fast! In just a couple months Nick will be a senior and Luke will be a junior in high school.

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Product List…

• Tape for masking
• Cake mix as a gift (I used Mama Stoen’s)
• Welcome Inn June 2023 Paper Pumpkin kit

ONE MORE DAY…PAPER PUMPKIN 48-HOUR SALE
All current Paper Pumpkin subscribers can save up to 50% on Paper Pumpkin past kits, refills, and add-ons! Click here to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits. Click here to subscribe. Click here to shop these products online July 6th and 7th.

BONUS DAYS IS BACK
When you shop July 6 – 31 and spend $50 USD you will earn a $5 USD coupon to redeem in August! Make sure you save all your coupons (you can earn as many as you’d like) because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details.

MORE ONLINE EXCLUSIVES HAVE ARRIVED
New products arrived in the online store July 6, 2023! You won’t find these products in any catalog. Click here for more details.

CLEARANCE RACK REFRESH
Additional items appeared in the Clearance Rack section of the Online Store 7/6/23. Click here to shop great deals on these returning & discounted retired products.

KITS COLLECTION: BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED
This kit is special for its trendy, slimline card design, and includes all the precut paper pieces for a fun card for a friend! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.

A PEEK AT JULY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Say hello to summer and get crafting under the sun with this month’s kit! With beach designs, fun accordion-fold cards, and with sentiments to support, encourage, say hello, and more, wave at those you love through uplifting cards and send family and friends oceans of kind words all summer long! This kit includes all the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. It also includes coordinating envelopes, an all-occasion stamp set, Iridescent Sequin Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight (the ink spot color), Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party. 
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by July 10th for this next kit.

ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES
I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.